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USA - June 16 2010
The Federal Circuit blew the lid off a plaintiff's false patent marking suit in the most recent patent case interpreting the patent false marking statute.
USA - June 15 2010
Barriers have been lowered significantly for what now qualifies as "Green Technology" subject matter for patent applications pending before the US Patent and Trademark Office ("Patent Office").
USA - May 11 2010
Following remand from the Federal Circuit in the Forest Group vs. Bon Tool false marking patent case, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas ruled on April 27, 2010 that, due to the penal nature of the false marking statute, the appropriate penalty for falsely marking a product with an incorrect patent number would be assessed at the maximum price the articles were sold instead of assessing the penalty based on the profit margin or economic benefit to the defendant for marking the product.
